Treatment Duration is Associated with Functioning and Prognosis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• DOI: 10.5455/bcp.20120412021635
• Publication Date: 2012-06-18T15:57:23Z
• Authors: Eyyup Sabri Ercan; Sezen Kose; Ayse Kutlu; Oznur Akyol; Sibel Durak; Cahide Aydin
• Keywords: Stimulant; Conduct disorder

Objective: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) persists through adolescence and adulthood, 15–80% of the children diagnosed with ADHD continue to have disorder into depending on diagnostic criteria used; however, these findings mostly been derived from follow-up studies in North America. The longitudinal outcomes non-Western countries, such as Turkey, prognostic differences between ADHD+Oppositional Defiant (ODD) ADHD+Conduct (CD) cases require further exploration. Six years after an initial study 18 months conducted 2000 2002, we sought evaluate 120 comorbid ODD or CD.Methods: original sample included + ODD/CD children, followed for during 2000–2002. We evaluated last-known psychiatric status, academic achievement, substance use, social functionality 60 who were interviewed six earlier. treatment duration was divided three groups: less than 15 months, 15–45 greater 45 months.Results: In study, found that both combined (parent training stimulant treatment) only effective reducing ADHD, ODD, CD symptoms. be many areas, including success (p<0.001), grade retention (p=0.026), expulsion suspension school (p=0.009), rate accidents broken bones requiring reduction (p=0.001), cigarette smoking (p=0.018).Conclusions: symptoms are associated impairments multiple functional domains, is Turkish domains. There a statistically significant difference groups created according duration.